Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach

This paper describes an approach to determine a fast-charging profile for a lithium-ion battery by utilising a simplified single-particle electrochemical model and direct collocation methods for optimal control. An optimal control problem formulation and a direct solution approach were adopted to ad...

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Main Authors: Julio Gonzalez-Saenz, Victor Becerra
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Batteries
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/10/1/2
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Victor Becerra
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description This paper describes an approach to determine a fast-charging profile for a lithium-ion battery by utilising a simplified single-particle electrochemical model and direct collocation methods for optimal control. An optimal control problem formulation and a direct solution approach were adopted to address the problem effectively. The results shows that, in some cases, the optimal current profile resembles the current profile in the Constant Current–Constant Voltage charging protocol. Several challenges and knowledge gaps were addressed in this work, including a reformulation of the optimal control problem that utilises direct methods as an alternative to overcome the limitations of indirect methods employed in similar studies. The proposed formulation considers the minimum-time optimal control case, trade-offs between the total charging time, the maximisation of the lithium bulk concentration, and energy efficiency, along with inequality constraints and other factors not previously considered in the literature, which can be helpful in practical applications.
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spelling doaj.art-7a2af7693a4c4207b9559655a593b7632024-01-26T15:04:18ZengMDPI AGBatteries2313-01052023-12-01101210.3390/batteries10010002Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control ApproachJulio Gonzalez-Saenz0Victor Becerra1School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, UKSchool of Energy and Electronic Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3DJ, UKThis paper describes an approach to determine a fast-charging profile for a lithium-ion battery by utilising a simplified single-particle electrochemical model and direct collocation methods for optimal control. An optimal control problem formulation and a direct solution approach were adopted to address the problem effectively. The results shows that, in some cases, the optimal current profile resembles the current profile in the Constant Current–Constant Voltage charging protocol. Several challenges and knowledge gaps were addressed in this work, including a reformulation of the optimal control problem that utilises direct methods as an alternative to overcome the limitations of indirect methods employed in similar studies. The proposed formulation considers the minimum-time optimal control case, trade-offs between the total charging time, the maximisation of the lithium bulk concentration, and energy efficiency, along with inequality constraints and other factors not previously considered in the literature, which can be helpful in practical applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/10/1/2lithium-ion batteriesbattery chargingelectrochemical battery modelsoptimal controldirect methods
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Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach
Batteries
lithium-ion batteries
battery charging
electrochemical battery models
optimal control
direct methods
title Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach
title_full Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach
title_fullStr Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach
title_short Determination of Fast Battery-Charging Profiles Using an Electrochemical Model and a Direct Optimal Control Approach
title_sort determination of fast battery charging profiles using an electrochemical model and a direct optimal control approach
topic lithium-ion batteries
battery charging
electrochemical battery models
optimal control
direct methods
url https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/10/1/2
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